Aqua Timez is a Japanese rock band signed to Epic Records.
Overview Futoshi and OKP-Star met on with9.com in 2000 and attempted to start a band together. Unable to agree on the band's future, the two disbanded. In 2003, the current band members gathered and formed Aqua Timez. Their first independent music mini album, Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori, was released in August 2005. In 2006, the group were signed to Epic Records Japan and released their second mini album, Nanairo no Rakugaki. In the same year they released two singles, "Ketsui no Asa ni" and "Sen no Yoru o Koete", which were used as the theme music in the animated films Brave Story and Bleach: Memories of Nobody respectively. Their music in the films help garnered attention and later they recorded their first full-length studio album Kaze o Atsumete.
As of December 2016, they have released a total of 2 mini albums, 19 singles, 8 albums, and a single compilation album.
On May 8, 2018, the band announced their break up, following their final concert tour "Present is a Present tour 2018".
On July 11, 2024, the band announced that they would reunite for their 20th anniversary and start activities again in 2025, including the release of a new single and a live concert.
Discography Albums YearTitleChartsRef.PeakWeeks 2005Released: August 24, 2005 Label: MegaForce Corporation SHCC-0002 1 73 2006Released: April 6, 2006 Label: Epic Records ESCL-2806 5 28Released: December 6, 2006 Label: Epic Records ESCL-2908, ESCL-2906–2907 (Limited Edition) 6 50 2007 Released: November 21, 2007 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3011 2 16 2009Released: March 11, 2009 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3159, ESCL-3158 (Limited Edition) 4 17 2011Released: February 16, 2011 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3647, ESCL-3645–3646 (Limited Edition) 3 9 2012Because You Are You () Released: September 5, 2012 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3962, ESCL-3960-3961 (Limited Edition) 5 6 2014Released: August 8, 2014 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4267, ESCL-4265 (Limited Edition) 9 5 201510th Anniversary Best Blue Released: August 24, 2015 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4769, ESCL-4767/8 (Limited Edition) 2016Released: December 14, 2016 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4769, ESCL-4767/8 (Limited Edition) 14 3 2018Released: April 25, 2018 Label: Epic Records 15 5 2025Released: December 10, 2025 Label: Epic Records 10 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation album YearTitleChartsRef.PeakWeeks 2009The Best of Aqua Timez Released: October 14, 2009 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3303/4, ESCL-3300/2 (Limited Edition) 1 22
Singles YearTitleChartsRef.PeakWeeks 2006Released: July 5, 2006 Label: Epic Records ESCL-2844 "Ketsui no Asa ni" was used as the theme music for the animated film of Brave Story. 4 35Released: November 22, 2006 Label: Epic Records ESCL-2905, ESCL-2901–2902 (Limited Edition), ESCL-2903–2904 (Limited Time) "Sen no Yoru o Koete" was used as the theme music for Bleach: Memories of Nobody. 5 22 2007Released: May 9, 2007 Label: Epic Records ESCL-2844 "Shiori" was used as the theme music for a commercial of Mitsuya Cider. 5 14"Alones" () Released: August 1, 2007 Label: Epic Records ESCL-2981 "Alones" was used as the opening to episodes 121–143 of the anime series Bleach. 3 15Released: October 31, 2007 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3003 4 10 2008Released: May 7, 2008 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3064 "Niji" was the theme music used for the Gokusen drama. 2 31Released: October 1, 2008 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3105 8 5 2009"Velonica" Released: January 14, 2009 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3147 "Velonica" was the opening theme music used for episodes 190–214 of the anime Bleach.Credits from 2 10"Stay Gold" () Released: March 4, 2009 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3165–3166 11 3Released: July 29, 2009 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3423 Plumeria (Hana Uta) was the theme music used for the Gokusen film. 7 9 2010Released: January 27, 2010 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3361 8 5"Gravity 0" () Released: October 13, 2010 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3524 "GRAVITY 0" was used as the opening theme to the anime series Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto. 5 6 2011Released: January 27, 2011 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3635 Mayonaka no Orchestra was the ending theme for episodes 193–205 of the anime Naruto Shippuden. 12 4 2012"Mask" () Released: February 22, 2012 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3851 "MASK" was the last ending theme from episodes 355 to 366 of the anime Bleach. 10 3Released: August 22, 2012 Label: Epic Records ESCL-3958 "Tsubomi" is used as the theme song for the NTV drama Ghost Mama Criminal Investigation. 14 5 2013Released: November 27, 2013 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4130 Eden was the ending theme for episodes 1–13 of the anime Magi: The Kingdom of Magic. 22 7 2014Released: December 3, 2014 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4332 Theme song of the TBS Television Drama Sakura: Jiken wo Kiku Onna 23 3 2015Released: August 5, 2015 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4497 Saigo Made II was the ending theme for episodes 193–205 of the anime Gintama°. 31 3 2016Released: September 28, 2016 Label: Epic Records ESCL-4691 22 3 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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